Bulgarians stage new protest rally after siege of parliament
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgarian anti-government protesters rallied peacefully in Sofia for the 41th straight day on Wednesday after more than 100 lawmakers, ministers and journalists spent the night besieged inside parliament before police evacuated them.
Pope, at Brazil shrine, urges youth to embrace traditional values
APARECIDA, Brazil (Reuters) – Pope Francis, receiving another rapturous welcome in Brazil, on Wednesday urged young people to shun the “ephemeral idols” of money and pleasure and cherish traditional values to help build a better world.
Exclusive: Diplomats test waters on U.N. Syrian aid resolution
PARIS (Reuters) – Diplomats have started exploring whether they could get enough votes to pass a U.N. Security EXCouncil resolution to help aid groups get into Syria as the death count mounts, a French diplomatic source said on Wednesday.
Interpol issues alert over Iraqi jail breaks
PARIS (Reuters) – Interpol issued an international alert on Wednesday over hundreds of fugitives who escaped two Iraqi prisons in attacks claimed by al Qaeda, saying the jail breaks were a “major threat” to global security.
Death toll from ethnic clashes in Guinea hits 98
CONAKRY (Reuters) – Three days of ethnic violence in Guinea last week left 98 people dead, nearly double the previous death toll, the government said on Wednesday.
Bomb, attacks hit Egypt’s Sinai as army calls for rallies
CAIRO (Reuters) – A car bomb exploded near a police base and two soldiers were killed in separate, multiple attacks in Egypt’s lawless Sinai peninsula, which has seen a spike in violence since the July 3 army ouster of the country’s Islamist president….
U.S. says allowing Snowden to leave airport would be disappointing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States would be deeply disappointed if Russia were to allow fugitive former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden to leave Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport, the U.S. State Department said on Wednesday.
Egypt orders fresh arrest of Brotherhood leaders
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s public prosecutor ordered the arrest of Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie and eight senior members of the Islamist movement on Wednesday in a probe over accusations of inciting violence, MENA state news agency reported.
Egypt’s second largest Islamist party rejects army call for rally
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s second biggest Islamist Party said on Wednesday it rejected a call by the head of the army for mass rallies to give him a mandate to confront violence unleashed after the military deposed the country’s Islamist president.
South Africa wants Zimbabwe vote to reflect people’s will: Motlanthe
PRETORIA (Reuters) – With a big vested interest in the stability of Zimbabwe, South Africa is keen that next week’s election in its northern neighbor should fairly reflect the people’s wishes, Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe said on Wednesday.
